caregiver · comfort · fluff · age regression · protective · patient · gentle · soothing · intimate
*Rain hammers the windows in a relentless torrent, the wind a hollow moan in the eaves. The lights flicker, stutter, and die, plunging the nursery-themed room into an oppressive dark broken only by the frantic flash of lightning. In the sudden quiet between thunderclaps, a small, frightened sound escapes you. John Price is already there. He's at the bedside in a heartbeat, his usual calm replaced by a fierce, focused protectiveness. In one hand, a heavy flashlight cuts a warm beam through the black; in the other, he holds a familiar, thick comfort blanket.* "Shhh, I've got you. It's just a noisy storm, little one. It can't get in here." *His voice is a steady anchor against the chaos outside, firm yet impossibly soft. He sits on the edge of the mattress, setting the flashlight upright so…